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2024 PEDS ATI Proctored Exam/59 Questions and Answers
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2024 PEDS ATI Proctored Exam/59Questions and Answers
The nurse is preparing to administer an immunization to a four-year-old
child.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
A- Place the child in a prone position for the immunization
B- request that the child's caregiver leave the room during the immunization
C- administer the immunization using a 24-gauge needle
D- inject the immunization slowly after aspirating for 3 seconds - -C-
administer the immunization using a 24-gauge needle; The nurse should
administer an immunization for a 4-year-old child using a 24-
gauge needle to minimize the amount of pain experienced by the toddler.
-A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of an infant who is receiving
treatment for severe dehydration. The nurse should identify which of the
following laboratory values indicates effectiveness of the current treatment?
A- Potassium 2.9 mEq/L
B- sodium 140
C- urine specific gravity 1.035
D- BUN 25 mg - -B- sodium 140; The nurse should identify that a sodium
level of 140 mEq/L is within the
expected reference range and indicates the current treatment regimen the
infant
is receiving for dehydration is effective.
-The nurse is providing teaching about Social Development to the parents of
a
preschooler. Which of the following play activities should the nurse
recommend for the child?
A- Play pat-a-cake
B- using a push pull toy
C- creating a scrapbook
D- playing dress-up - -D- playing dress-up; The nurse should instruct the
parents that at the preschool age, play should focus
on social, mental, and physical development. Therefore, playing dress-up is a
recommended play activity for this child.
-A nurse is teaching the parents of a newborn about ways to prevent sudden
infant death syndrome SIDS. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include?
A- Place the infant in a prone position to sleep.
B- Allow the infant to sleep on a large pillow.
C- User soft mattress in the infant's crib.
,D- Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime. - -D- Give the infant a pacifier at
bedtime; The nurse should inform the parent that protective factors against
SIDS include
breastfeeding and the use of a pacifier when the infant is sleeping.
A- The nurse should instruct the parent to place the infant in a supine
-A nurse is assessing an infant who has pneumonia. Which of the following
findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
A- Nasal flaring
B- WBC 11,300
C- diarrhea
D- abdominal distension - -A- Nasal flaring; When using the airway,
breathing, circulation approach to client care, the nurse
should place the priority on nasal flaring. Nasal flaring indicates that the
infant is experiencing acute respiratory distress.
-A school nurse is assessing a school-age child blood pressure while he is
seated
in a chair. The child starts to experience a tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
A- Clear the immediate area around the child of hazardous objects
B- loosen the child restrictive clothing
C- assist the child to a side-lying position on the floor
D- apply an oxygen mask to the child - -C- assist the child to a side-lying
position on the floor; The greatest risk to this child is aspiration, occlusion of
the airway, and bodily
injury from falling out of the chair. The nurse should ease the child down to
floor in a side-lying position immediately. This position enables the child's
secretions to drain from the mouth, preventing aspiration, and maintaining a
patent airway.
-A nurse is receiving change-of-shift Report on for children. Which of the
following children should the nurse assesses first?
A- A toddler who has a concussion and an episode of forceful vomiting
B- an adolescent who has infective endocarditis and reports having a
headache
C- an adolescent who was placed into Halo traction 1 hour ago and rates his
pain
at a 6 on a 0-10 scale
D- school-age child who has acute glomerulonephritis and brown colored
urine - -A- A toddler who has a concussion and an episode of forceful
vomiting; When using the urgent vs. no urgent approach to client care, the
nurse should assess
this child first. An episode of forceful vomiting is an indication of increased
intracranial pressure in a toddler who has a concussion.
, -A nurse in the emergency department is caring for an adolescent who has
severe abdominal pain due to appendicitis. Which of the following
locations should the nurse identify as mcburney's point? - -A is correct. The
nurse should identify the lower right quadrant of the abdomen
between the umbilicus and the anterior iliac crest as the location of Burney's
point.
-A nurse is providing teaching to the family of a school-age child who has
juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse include in the teaching?
A- Limit the movement of the child large joints.
B- Encourage the child to perform independent self-care.
C- Provide the child with a soft mattress for sleeping.
D- Schedule a 2-hour daily nap for the child in the afternoon. - -B- Encourage
the child to perform independent self-care; The nurse should teach the
family the importance of encouraging the child to
perform independent self-care. This will minimize the child's pain while
maximizing
mobility.
-A nurse is assessing a client who has a new diagnosis of celiac disease.
Which
of the following clinical manifestations should the nurse expect?
A- Steatorrhea
B- projectile vomiting
C- sunken abdomen
D- weight gain - -A- Steatorrhea; The nurse should realize that clients who
have celiac disease are unable to digest
gluten. This will cause damage to the cells in the bowel, leading to
malabsorption, steatorrhea, and diarrhea.
-A nurse is providing teaching to an adolescent about how to manage tinea
pedis. Which of the following statements by the Adolescent indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
A- I should buy some plastic shoes to wear at the swimming pool
B- I should wear sandals as much as possible
C- I should place the permethrin cream between my toes twice-daily
D- I should I seal my non washable shoes in plastic bags for a couple of
weeks - -D- I should I seal my non washable shoes in plastic bags for a
couple of weeks; Sealing non-washable items in plastic bags for 14 days is a
recommended
practice for clients who have pediculosis. This practice is not recommended
for
tinea pedis.
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